Houweling’s Tomatoes will become state’s biggest cannabis greenhouse
Houweling’s Tomatoes is closing its 125-acre Camarillo greenhouse and selling the facility to a cannabis grower — a deal made possible by a Ventura County ballot measure last year that was sponsored and supported by a company affiliated with Houweling’s. Houweling’s, an indoor tomato and cucumber grower that has been in the Camarillo area since Read More →
Houweling’s to close Camarillo greenhouse, lay off 486 workers
Houweling’s Tomatoes, an indoor tomato and cucumber grower based in Camarillo, will lay off nearly 500 employees and will cease operations by the end of September, according to a notice filed with the state of California and county of Ventura. California’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, or WARN, requires companies to notify state and Read More →
Amgen reports Q2 earnings decline
Amgen saw a 73% decline in net earnings in the second quarter of 2021, the company announced Aug. 3. Thousand Oaks-based Amgen, one of the world’s largest biotechnology companies, reported earnings per share of 81 cents for the quarter ended June 30, down from $3.05 per share in the same quarter last year. According to Read More →
Transphorm closes deal in Japan
Goleta-based Transphorm announced the close of its acquisition of a Japanese-based water fabrication company on Aug. 2, alongside its new joint venture capital partner, JCP Capital. The facility, located in Aizu Wakamatsu, Japan, is considered to be the premier wafer manufacturing fab in the world for high-voltage gallium nitride power semiconductors, according to a press Read More →
Nordstrom building in downtown Santa Barbara nearing sale; buyer plans offices on upper floors
The Nordstrom building in downtown Santa Barbara is nearing a sale, and the new owner is looking to turn the upper floors into office space, according to a report released by Hayes Commercial Group on July 30. The building is at the northern end of Paseo Nuevo. Most of the outdoor mall is owned by Read More →
Community West Bank reports increase in quarterly earnings
In another sign of strength for the regional banking industry, Goleta-based Community West Bancshares reported a 17.5% increase in net income for the second quarter, to 41 cents per share. The parent of Community West Bank said on Aug. 2 that earnings for the most recent quarter were $3.6 million, versus $3 million for the Read More →
With merger, ImmPact Bio plans growth and a move to LA
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